A Brief History of the 6th Marines,
written by Lieutenant General William K. Jones, USMC
(Retired)

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Table of Contents

Chapters
1, 2 and 3 deal with "The First World War -- The Beginning;"
the period "Between the Wars;" and the 6th Marines on "Iceland"
prior to WWII.

Chapters
4 and 5 deal with an expanding and diversified Marine Corps, as
well as the preparations for and doing battle on both Guadacanal and Tarawa.

Chapters
6 and 7 deal with the battles for Saipan and Tinian; and the issue
of "What's Next" for the Corps at WWII's end.

Chapters
8, 9 and 10 cover the "Occupation" period, the years
between 1945-1965, and the years from 1965-1985.